VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN AND PALETTE OF NARMER

VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN AND PALETTE OF NARMER

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin is like any other art, it tells us a story. Naram-Sin conquered the people of the Iranian mountains and this artifact shows us a picture of him leading his men up the wooded mountain. His men follow him in an orderly fashion, which shows us his organization of his troops. He is much larger than his men which depicts his great power. He is also standing alone on two enemies and there are three stars shining on him like he is god-like. He also wears a horned helmet which is shown in a front view. It is as if he climbs his way to the heavens and his enemy falls before him in death or in mercy. His men are shown with great posture as they follow him. This Stele depicts him as a great warrior and a god.

The Palette of Narmer has much more pictures in it. It was named after the Horus Narmer whose title appears on both sides of the Palette and between two Hathor heads. Some would describe these heads a...